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dērīdeō — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • deride verb To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.

Senses

dērīdeō is used for these senses in English:

  • deride (transitive) To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.
  • make fun of (idiomatic, informal) To tease, ridicule or make jokes about, generally in a pejorative manner.

deride — full definition

  1. verb To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.
  2. verb To laugh in a harshly mocking manner.

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